Discussion Gigabyte AORUS Waterforce 4090

[AdamK47]

Got bored and decided to buy one. Had been using an MSI Gaming Trio 4090 since release day. Started seeing good reports from users of the revision 1.1 Waterforce 4090. I knew revision 1.0 was a letdown to some. That's the initial release. Revision 1.1 does 600W out of the box. I read from somewhere a while back (can't remember where) that said Gigabyte tweaked the VRM to allow the higher wattage.

So far so good. Looped Port Royal at 4K with the reflection count set to 4. Hit a peak of 580W according to afterburner. Remained cool and never went over 60 Celsius thanks to the 360 mm AIO. The radiator is mounted behind the front Corsair fans in my case. I reversed the stock fans that came with it to use as pull fans.

No RGB, but I guess that's okay.

 

[CP5670]

It might be worth switching the positions of the CPU and GPU radiators and having the latter as an exhaust. The radiator on my MSI Suprim card puts out of a ton of heat compared to any CPU.

 

[AdamK47]

It might be worth switching the positions of the CPU and GPU radiators and having the latter as an exhaust. The radiator on my MSI Suprim card puts out of a ton of heat compared to any CPU.

It's a 420mm AIO with six 140mm push pull fans. It fits better on the top. I'd have to get creative to move things around.

The GPUs 360mm AIO doesn't seem to affect other component temps adversely. At least not compared to the MSI card that was in there previously.

 

[aigomorla]

Oh adam.. oh why....

I warned you about Gigabyte...
I just hope i am not right, and the 5090 or the 4090ti comes out so you grab that before something out of my little black book of horrors happen.

Also Flip that radiator 180 degree please, so the barbs are on the bottom.
That way the air bubble gets stuck up on the other side, you get more flow to your pump block as it has less bubbles and slouching, and you'll probably get better performance on top.

 

[AdamK47]

Oh adam.. oh why....

I warned you about Gigabyte...
I just hope i am not right, and the 5090 or the 4090ti comes out so you grab that before something out of my little black book of horrors happen.

Also Flip that radiator 180 degree please, so the barbs are on the bottom.
That way the air bubble gets stuck up on the other side, you get more flow to your pump block as it has less bubbles and slouching, and you'll probably get better performance on top.

I did something else.

 

[aigomorla]

Oh now your CPU with be slouching as it will pull air from the top of the radiator and not give you so great performance. :X

You still need to flip that front rad 180 degree's so the barbs are at the bottom.
You want your highest point to not be the CPU block or the Radiator Inlet/Outlet, as there is no way to fully bleed an AIO. And air likes to collect on top.

 

[AdamK47]

Oh now your CPU with be slouching as it will pull air from the top of the radiator and not give you so great performance. :X

You still need to flip that front rad 180 degree's so the barbs are at the bottom.
You want your highest point to not be the CPU block or the Radiator Inlet/Outlet, as there is no way to fully bleed an AIO. And air likes to collect on top.

I'm good with it. The inlets/outlets on the top of the radiator is okay. Air can pool above it. It's higher than the pump.

 

[AdamK47]

Switching the radiators did help quite a bit on overall system temperatures. It's much better even compared to my MSI card. The benefit of an AIO 4090. I didn't originally want to swap knowing how long it would take me. Started at 1 AM and finished at 6 AM.

I did have to get creative in swapping the radiators. Keen eyes can spot it in the photo.

 

[MrTeal]

What's beside it, a speaker of some kind?

 

[AdamK47]

What's beside it, a speaker of some kind?

 

[CP5670]

Switching the radiators did help quite a bit on overall system temperatures. It's much better even compared to my MSI card. The benefit of an AIO 4090. I didn't originally want to swap knowing how long it would take me. Started at 1 AM and finished at 6 AM.

I did have to get creative in swapping the radiators. Keen eyes can spot it in the photo.

It's the biggest benefit of the AIO cards. The temperatures are only slightly better than the best air cooled cards, but all that hot air goes straight out of the case. I was on the fence about getting an AIO card but now think they are essential for these high power GPUs.

 

[alcoholbob]

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Is that a motorized standing desk?

 

[AdamK47]

Is that a motorized standing desk?

I feel this may be a leading question.

Yes it is.

 

[alcoholbob]

I feel this may be a leading question.

Yes it is.

Was gonna say it would be funny if you got motorized stands for your speakers and TV to keep the whole setup level when you stand up lol.

 

[AdamK47]

Was gonna say it would be funny if you got motorized stands for your speakers and TV to keep the whole setup level when you stand up lol.

I mainly got it so that I could dial in the perfect height for use with the 77" OLED. I like to have the TV perfectly vertical (straight up and down, 90 degrees to the floor). My eye sight is dead center to the display. Adjusted the desk to the height where the keyboard/mouse are positioned just right.

I can be very particular when it comes to my gaming PC setup.

 

[CP5670]

I use a similar setup with a fixed height desk, but it has casters and can be moved around. So I can sit closer or further away depending on what type of game it is.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Is there a game that you hate coz it doesn't run as well as you think it should on your system (other than CP2077)?

 

[AdamK47]

Is there a game that you hate coz it doesn't run as well as you think it should on your system (other than CP2077)?

No